We offer a wide range of services to cover all your aviation needs.

Engineering Services

The Aircraft Restoration Company is the place to visit when it comes to aircraft restoration and maintenance. Our international reputation for aircraft restoration places us head and shoulders above the competition, with past customers taking advantage of our expertise and passion for all things aviation.

From initial planning to making the vision a reality, The Aircraft Restoration Company's team of experts can guide you every step of the way. Working hand-in-hand with you is the best way to ensure your every requirement is fulfilled, so we take pride in spending the time to discuss your every need in full.

At our premises located on Duxford Airfield, we have the facilities to accommodate minor maintenance to the full restoration of your aircraft. There are few companies with the combined experience and versatility enjoyed by the Aircraft Restoration Company, so you can be rest assured that your aircraft will be handled with the very best care.

Our Knowledgeable engineers are capable of carrying out all manner of work to the highest standard possible. Backed up by our planning and design departments there is no element of aircraft maintenance or restoration we cannot undertake.

Aircraft we have maintained or restored in the past includes, but is not limited to, the following.

L39 Albatross

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star

Messerschmitt Bf 108

Messerschmitt Bf 109

North American B25 Mitchell

North American Bronco

North American F-86 Sabre

North American P51 Mustang

North American T6 Harvard

North American T28 Trojan

North American Yale

Pilatus P2

Piper Cub

Stampe

Supermarine Spitfire Mk I, II, V, IX, T9, XI, XIV, XVI, XVIII, XIX

Vought Corsair

Westland Lysander

Yak 52 / 50

Auster variants

Avro 504

Avro Lancaster

Beech 18

Boeing Stearman

Bristol Blenheim

Consolidated Catalina

de Havilland Tiger, Puss and Leopard Moth

de Havilland Vampire

DHC-1 Chipmunk

DHC-2 Beaver

Douglas DC3 Dakota

Fairey Firefly

Fieseler Storch

Focke-Wulf FW190

Grumman F4F Wildcat

Hawker Hurricane

Hispano Buchon

ARCo would be happy to discuss work on any classic aircraft with you. We are proud of the global reputation we have built, and that, along with our passion for aviation ensures that the workmanship and attention to detail going into your project will be of the highest standard.

Transportation Services

We have overhauled and restored many historic aircraft for overseas clients, and as such, have developed a wealth of experience in the specialised transportation of aircraft by either sea, road or air. This includes obtaining the necessary paperwork required to export or import ex-military aircraft, e.g. Export licences and HSE classification coding.

We have expertly dismantled a variety of aircraft, they have then been containerised and transported to America, Canada, New Zealand and a host of European countries.

Aircraft we have transported to a variety of global locations include the following.

North American B-25 Mitchell

North American P51 Mustang

North American T6 Harvard

Pilatus P2

RAF Bulldog

Supermarine Spitfire

Vought Corsair

Westland Lysander

Avro York

Beech Staggerwing

de Havilland Vampire

DHC-1 Chipmunk

Fairy Battle

Fieseler Storch

Focke-Wulf FW190

Hispano Buchon

Airshow, Event and Film work services.

Film and Television

Over the years we have been involved with everything from big screen movies to television and commercials. We can provide aircraft, pilots, historical advice on authenticity along with all the necessary aerial coordinating.

Film and television programs we have worked on include:

Dunkirk

Guys Martin's Spitfire

Valkyrie

Top Gear

Dark Blue World

The One Show

Ewan McGregor's 'The Battle of Britain' and 'Bomber Boys'

Memphis Belle

Airshows and Events

Airshows are second only to football in terms of popularity as spectator events in the UK and we have a selection of aircraft that can be used for air displays of any size. Over the years we have done all manner of shows from small airfield displays right through to the largest airshows on the calendar.

Are you organising an event or special occasion that is in need of a little bit extra? Have you considered having an air display to entertain your guests? We are experienced in one off events like this and would be delighted to assist you in making it happen. From the permissions and necessary precautionary measures needed, to the supplying to the aircraft and pilot, we will guide you through the process.

Air to Air Photography

We at the Aircraft Restoration Company have been active in air to air photography for many years. Working along side The Plane Picture Company, we have helped produce some of the most dramatic pictures of warbirds ever seen.

Examples of some of the photos our collaboration with the Plane Picture Company has produced about can be seen below.